Votes of area members of Congress on key issues last...

November 17, 1985|By Congressional Quarterly

WASHINGTON — Votes of area members of Congress on key issues last week.

House

House adopts conference report for 1986 HUD appropriations. The House voted 268 to 153 on Wednesday to adopt the conference report for the $57.3 billion fiscal 1986 appropriations bill for the Department of Housing and Urban Development and related agencies. Later that same day the Senate passed the report by voice vote, clearing the measure for President Reagan's signature.

House drops consultation provision from plant closing bill. The House approved an amendment Thursday stripping a provision from the pending plant closing bill that would have required employers to consult ''in good faith'' with employee representatives on alternatives to a plant shutdown. The amendment passed 215 to 193.

Senate passes trade limits on textiles, shoes. The Senate by 60 to 39 approved a bill Wednesday to protect U.S. textile, apparel and footwear industries by restricting imports. The House already has passed a stronger version of the bill.

Senate says energy assistance can't reduce food stamp eligibility. The Senate passed an amendment designed to preserve the food stamp benefits of those who receive energy assistance by a 60 to 37 vote Nov. 12. The measure modified the 1985 reconciliation bill, which would have required all energy assistance benefits to be counted as income in determining eligibility for food stamps.